Leaf beetle at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Calomela parilis | 19 Feb 2022 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Calomela bartoni | 3 Mar 2021 | jb2602 |
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2 comments
jb2602
wrote:
26 Feb 2022
What features should we look for to distinguish between C. paralis and C. bartoni?
AlisonMilton
wrote:
26 Feb 2022
@jb2602 Hi, I am by no means an expert (and excuse my lack of the correct terms for the parts of the beetle) but from what I can see C. bartoni has a black mark across the back of the neck, plus an additional black mark along the thorax and abdomen. See Calomela bartoni (Acacia Leaf Beetle) I personally think many have been misclassified, but I'm no expert. Hope this helps.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.172244-35.261821
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2021 05:19 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calomela parilis Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Calomela parilis Scientific name
- Leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1077.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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